Read More

It was announced in August last year that Connswater had signed a deal with the global coffee house chain that would see the company open its first ever drive-through store in the country.

Speaking at the time Laura McCarthy, asset manager for the retail scheme’s owners Killultagh Estates, said: "The decision by Starbucks to choose Connswater as its first location in Northern Ireland for a drive-through store demonstrates the confidence that retailers have in the scheme and its strategic location in East Belfast."